It was 10:54:46 on the 23rd of November that Zoe, the eldest of three osplets hatched on the Port Lincoln nest, fledged. She landed in Dad’s shed!
I included Zoe’s preliminary flapping and hovering. You will also notice that Zoe did a ‘poop shot’.
If you watch raptors, you will begin to notice that before they are going to take off they will lower their heads, do a ps, and then depart. Check it out next time.
So all of the Australian raptors for the 2022 season on streaming cams have now all fledged!
Congratulations to Port Lincoln Ospreys and to Mum and Dad.
I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.
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You are so welcome! She got back up there quickly to the nest and is practising more. For the sake of Little and Middle, Betty, I hope she lives a long and productive live with dozens and dozens of screaming osplets wanting fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Yes, she didn’t go far and was really expecting a reward for that short flight but didn’t get one!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think the wind gusts have made it very difficult for Dad to fish but Zoe did well and she will get those wings working. Glad she is home and on the nest and not off somewhere else. Falkey just shot off the nest too fast for me so I hope Zoe is about for awhile.
Hi Linda, You are so welcome. Yes, she did it and a short flight at that with some later flights. Zoe will strengthen those wings while screaming for fish. Poor Dad. LOL. Wishing you and your family a most happy Thanksgiving, Linda.
Up, up and away! Funny she landed on dad’s shed. Thanks for the video, Mary Ann!
You are so welcome! She got back up there quickly to the nest and is practising more. For the sake of Little and Middle, Betty, I hope she lives a long and productive live with dozens and dozens of screaming osplets wanting fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Way to go, Zoe! (It may be awhile before she can get enough lift to get back to the nest!)
Thanks for the video and update on Zoe Mary Ann! At least she’s still near her nest so she can get fed. Way to go Zoe!
Linda
Yes, she didn’t go far and was really expecting a reward for that short flight but didn’t get one!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think the wind gusts have made it very difficult for Dad to fish but Zoe did well and she will get those wings working. Glad she is home and on the nest and not off somewhere else. Falkey just shot off the nest too fast for me so I hope Zoe is about for awhile.
Hi Linda, You are so welcome. Yes, she did it and a short flight at that with some later flights. Zoe will strengthen those wings while screaming for fish. Poor Dad. LOL. Wishing you and your family a most happy Thanksgiving, Linda.
Thank you Mary Ann and have a good afternoon and take care!
Hope to hear from you again soon !
Linda
Oh, and Zoe makes it back to the nest sooner than I expected, about 14:51:57.